Re: [kictanet] Forming digital democracy team
hmmmm! “ask not what your country can do for you, but do it yourself“ - localised?
This sounds like crowdsourcing, the kind of thing that can probably be done using Ushahidi. Is that Uchaguzi website based on Ushahidi or does it work in a similar way? I would be happy to monitor my polling station and share. Evans On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 11:31 AM, ICT Researcher <ict.researcher@yahoo.com>wrote:
hmmmm! “ask not what your country can do for you, but do it yourself“ - localised?
------------------------------ * From: * Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke>; * To: * <ict.researcher@yahoo.com>; * Cc: * KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>; * Subject: * Re: [kictanet] Forming digital democracy team * Sent: * Tue, Feb 5, 2013 6:49:44 AM
Wariga
Good idea. We can also immediately monitor all social media and the blogosphere report on hate speech etc.
I'm in.
Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
+254 773/713 601113
"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
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On Feb 5, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
Count me in, too.
I also advocate for peace and smooth elections.
On 5 February 2013 08:24, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri@semacraft.com> wrote:
Hi.
Great idea. Maybe we can plug into the Uchaguzi initiative which is providing an online platform to do this. The simulation for the platform is up at http://simulation.uchaguzi.co.ke The local chapter of the the StandBy TaskForce is providing training support for volunteers as well.
Kind regards,
Muchiri Nyaggah | LEAD FELLOW, CODE4KENYA @muchiri Cell: +254 722 506400 Skype: mrmuchiri WWW.CODE4KENYA.ORG
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Warigia Bowman <warigia@gmail.com> wrote:
Kivuva, so stoked you are in
Folks, if we could get about 10 or 20 of us, this could be very powerful. First of all, folks can report on how elections are going at their polling station. Second, we can keep track of hate speech from all sides. Further, we can discuss and monitor television shutdowns, twitter shutdowns, etc. Also, we can comment on how technology is used to transmit votes, and verify them.
The ideal situation is to have multiple people of different ethnicities.
Yours, Warigia
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com>wrote:
Dr. Warigia,
This is a brilliant idea. Count me in.
We pray to have peaceful elections. We hope the new IG will coordinate with all security agents to maintain law and order. From the recent nominations, its clear that we still have people not keen on maintaining the peace. Regards
Dear Kictanet colleagues
I am proposing we form a digital democracy team for the upcoming Kenyan elections.
The 2013 elections are likely to be contentious. Of course we all
they will be safe and peaceful. Further however, these elections are going to use ICTs such as phones, computers, cell phones, SMS, radio, TV and other technologies at an unprecedented scale.
It would be fascinating to find out what impact, positive and negative these technologies have. The kind of study I am envisioning will also increase accountability of polling officials.
Who wants to work with me to develop a survey and collect data at
polling station?
Perhaps we can use the kictanet secretariat, or a room in Jacaranda to coordinate our activities. Or perhaps google or some other company on
On 05/02/2013, Warigia Bowman <warigia@gmail.com> wrote: pray that their this
list will volunteer a room?
Sincerely, Warigia
-- Dr. Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas wbowman@clintonschool.uasys.edu http://democratizingegypt.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------- View my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1479660 --------------------------------------------------
-- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know
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-- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831
Uchaguzi is an initiative by SODNET, Ushahidi, Hivos and other partners such as the Election Observers Group. http://infonet.or.ke/?page_id=5181 Kind regards, Muchiri Nyaggah | LEAD FELLOW, CODE4KENYA @muchiri Cell: +254 722 506400 Skype: mrmuchiri WWW.CODE4KENYA.ORG On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
This sounds like crowdsourcing, the kind of thing that can probably be done using Ushahidi. Is that Uchaguzi website based on Ushahidi or does it work in a similar way?
I would be happy to monitor my polling station and share. Evans
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 11:31 AM, ICT Researcher <ict.researcher@yahoo.com>wrote:
hmmmm! “ask not what your country can do for you, but do it yourself“ - localised?
------------------------------ * From: * Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke>; * To: * <ict.researcher@yahoo.com>; * Cc: * KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>; * Subject: * Re: [kictanet] Forming digital democracy team * Sent: * Tue, Feb 5, 2013 6:49:44 AM
Wariga
Good idea. We can also immediately monitor all social media and the blogosphere report on hate speech etc.
I'm in.
Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
+254 773/713 601113
"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
Sent from my iPad
On Feb 5, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
Count me in, too.
I also advocate for peace and smooth elections.
On 5 February 2013 08:24, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri@semacraft.com> wrote:
Hi.
Great idea. Maybe we can plug into the Uchaguzi initiative which is providing an online platform to do this. The simulation for the platform is up at http://simulation.uchaguzi.co.ke The local chapter of the the StandBy TaskForce is providing training support for volunteers as well.
Kind regards,
Muchiri Nyaggah | LEAD FELLOW, CODE4KENYA @muchiri Cell: +254 722 506400 Skype: mrmuchiri WWW.CODE4KENYA.ORG
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Warigia Bowman <warigia@gmail.com>wrote:
Kivuva, so stoked you are in
Folks, if we could get about 10 or 20 of us, this could be very powerful. First of all, folks can report on how elections are going at their polling station. Second, we can keep track of hate speech from all sides. Further, we can discuss and monitor television shutdowns, twitter shutdowns, etc. Also, we can comment on how technology is used to transmit votes, and verify them.
The ideal situation is to have multiple people of different ethnicities.
Yours, Warigia
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com>wrote:
Dr. Warigia,
This is a brilliant idea. Count me in.
We pray to have peaceful elections. We hope the new IG will coordinate with all security agents to maintain law and order. From the recent nominations, its clear that we still have people not keen on maintaining the peace. Regards
Dear Kictanet colleagues
I am proposing we form a digital democracy team for the upcoming Kenyan elections.
The 2013 elections are likely to be contentious. Of course we all
they will be safe and peaceful. Further however, these elections are going to use ICTs such as phones, computers, cell phones, SMS, radio, TV and other technologies at an unprecedented scale.
It would be fascinating to find out what impact, positive and negative these technologies have. The kind of study I am envisioning will also increase accountability of polling officials.
Who wants to work with me to develop a survey and collect data at
On 05/02/2013, Warigia Bowman <warigia@gmail.com> wrote: pray that their
polling station?
Perhaps we can use the kictanet secretariat, or a room in Jacaranda to coordinate our activities. Or perhaps google or some other company on this list will volunteer a room?
Sincerely, Warigia
-- Dr. Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas wbowman@clintonschool.uasys.edu http://democratizingegypt.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------- View my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1479660 --------------------------------------------------
-- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know
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KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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Dear Kictanet members I’m associate prof. at the Department of Communication, Business and IT, Roskilde University, Denmark. I’m presently participating in the Danida-funded collective research project People Speaking Back? Media, Democracy and Empowerment in Eastern Africa (MEDIeA), which runs from Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2013 (http://mediea.ruc.dk/) and participate in the Danish-Swedish Ørecomm Centre for Communication and Glocal Change (http://orecomm.net/). Grace Githaiga is one of our two MEDIeA PhD students (besides Rose Reuben from Tanzania). In recent years I have worked specifically on crowd-sourced social accountability and transparency platforms, with good contacts to NTA and Sodnet/Infonet. This work has resulted in two forthcoming publications (see reference below). I will visit Kenya from 27 of February (three weeks) to do an empirical study on mass and civic media coverage of the elections, and civic-led lection monitoring initiatives. In this context I have read with great interest followed your threat here on Kictanet. I would very much appreciate to get in contact with those amongst you who have plans to play an active role and would appreciate if can you share knowledge about ICT-facilitated election monitoring activities. I have already communicated with Muchiri and Grace, but I can see that there are other involved. Wildermuth, Norbert. 2013a (in print). “Information and communication technology-facilitated e-citizenship, e-democracy and digital empowerment in Kenya: the opportunities and constraints of community-based initiatives.“ In Speaking Up and Talking Back? Media, Empowerment and Civic Engagement among East and Southern African Youth. Yearbook 2012 of The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media. NORDICOM and UNESCO. Gothenburg: University of Gothenburg. Wildermuth, Norbert. 2013b (forthcoming). “Communication for Transparency and Social Accountability: The affordances of ICT.” In Handbook on Development Communication & Social Change, edited by Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Thomas Tufte, & Rafael Obregon. John Wiley & Sons. Thanks in advance and looking forward to your reply. Please feel free to contact me directly by mail (Norbert@ruc.dk) Norbert Wildermuth Associate Professor, Department of Communication Roskilde University, Building 43.3 Universitetsvej 1, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark off.:(+45) 46 74 38 71; cel.:(+45) 29 86 91 01 res.:(+45) 35 55 21 36; Email: norbert@ruc.dk For our present (2009-13) research project "People Speaking Back? Media, Empowerment and Democracy in East Africa (MEDIeA)": http://mediea.ruc.dk/ From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+norbert=ruc.dk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of ICT Researcher Sent: 5. februar 2013 09:32 To: Norbert Wildermuth Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Forming digital democracy team hmmmm! “ask not what your country can do for you, but do it yourself“ - localised? ________________________________ From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke>; To: <ict.researcher@yahoo.com>; Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>; Subject: Re: [kictanet] Forming digital democracy team Sent: Tue, Feb 5, 2013 6:49:44 AM Wariga Good idea. We can also immediately monitor all social media and the blogosphere report on hate speech etc. I'm in. Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 773/713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad On Feb 5, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com<javascript:return>> wrote: Count me in, too. I also advocate for peace and smooth elections. On 5 February 2013 08:24, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri@semacraft.com<javascript:return>> wrote: Hi. Great idea. Maybe we can plug into the Uchaguzi initiative which is providing an online platform to do this. The simulation for the platform is up at http://simulation.uchaguzi.co.ke The local chapter of the the StandBy TaskForce is providing training support for volunteers as well. Kind regards, Muchiri Nyaggah | LEAD FELLOW, CODE4KENYA @muchiri Cell: +254 722 506400 Skype: mrmuchiri WWW.CODE4KENYA.ORG<http://WWW.CODE4KENYA.ORG> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Warigia Bowman <warigia@gmail.com<javascript:return>> wrote: Kivuva, so stoked you are in Folks, if we could get about 10 or 20 of us, this could be very powerful. First of all, folks can report on how elections are going at their polling station. Second, we can keep track of hate speech from all sides. Further, we can discuss and monitor television shutdowns, twitter shutdowns, etc. Also, we can comment on how technology is used to transmit votes, and verify them. The ideal situation is to have multiple people of different ethnicities. Yours, Warigia On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com<javascript:return>> wrote: Dr. Warigia, This is a brilliant idea. Count me in. We pray to have peaceful elections. We hope the new IG will coordinate with all security agents to maintain law and order. From the recent nominations, its clear that we still have people not keen on maintaining the peace. Regards On 05/02/2013, Warigia Bowman <warigia@gmail.com<javascript:return>> wrote:
Dear Kictanet colleagues
I am proposing we form a digital democracy team for the upcoming Kenyan elections.
The 2013 elections are likely to be contentious. Of course we all pray that they will be safe and peaceful. Further however, these elections are going to use ICTs such as phones, computers, cell phones, SMS, radio, TV and other technologies at an unprecedented scale.
It would be fascinating to find out what impact, positive and negative these technologies have. The kind of study I am envisioning will also increase accountability of polling officials.
Who wants to work with me to develop a survey and collect data at their polling station?
Perhaps we can use the kictanet secretariat, or a room in Jacaranda to coordinate our activities. Or perhaps google or some other company on this list will volunteer a room?
Sincerely, Warigia
-- Dr. Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas wbowman@clintonschool.uasys.edu<javascript:return> http://democratizingegypt.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------- View my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1479660 --------------------------------------------------
-- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh<http://twitter.com/lordmwesh> transworldAfrica.com<http://transworldAfrica.com> | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke<http://kenya.or.ke> | The Kenya we know _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<javascript:return> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/muchiri%40semacraft.co... The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<javascript:return> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/solo.mburu%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<javascript:return> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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Norbert Wildermuth